grackle


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Synonyms for grackle

glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech

long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage

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(2009) different bird pests like yellow-headed blackbirds, Canada geese, common grackles European starlings, American kestrels, cedar waxwings, house sparrows, mallards and feral pigeons when provided with treated seeds by methylanthranilate and anthraquinone the reduction in seed consumption was observed and these observations confirmed the present findings.
In previous studies, numerous avian species like European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), house sparrows (Passer domesticus), feral pigeons (Columba livia), red- winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus), common grackles (Quiscalus quiscula), brown headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater), American kestrels (Falco sparverius), Canada geese (Branta canadensis), mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), cedar waxwings (Bomby cillacedrorum) and yellow-headed blackbirds (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) also showed the similar results and suppress the depredations when seeds treated with anthraquinone and methylanthranilate were provided to the birds (Cummings et al., 1998).
Introduction of the Great-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) by Aztec Emperor Auitzotl: provenance of the historical account.
He and Muir Eaton of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, worked backward along a genealogical tree of grackle relatives to reconstruct the history of male and female color differences.
In contrast, the low scores for residential sites indicates the dominance either by species that are very abundant (e.g., great-tailed grackle, Quiscalus mexicanus) or that are nonnative (e.g., Eurasian collared-dove; European starling, Sturnus vulgaris; house sparrow, Passer domesticus).
The agency has also gunned down the brown-headed cowbird, boat-tailed grackle, common raven, American crow, fish crow and waterfowl and wading birds that relish the coastal wetlands neighboring Kennedy, such as the wood duck, bufflehead, American wigeon, semipalmated plover, sanderling, least sandpiper, black-crowned night heron, great egret and cattle egret, according to Port Authority records.
Bartonella species detected in birds * Bird common name Bird species House sparrow Passer domesticus Boat-tailed grackle Quiscalus major Mourning dove Zenaida macroura Herring gulil ([dagger]) Larus argentatus House finch Carpodacus mexicanus Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata Song sparrow Melospiza melodia Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos European starling Sturnus vulgaris Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Brown thrasher Toxostoma rufum Tufted titmouse Baeolophus bicolor Red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Common grackle Quiscalus quiscula Common loon ([dagger]) Gavia immer Red-headed woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Brown pelican ([dagger]) Pelicanus occidentalis Collared dove Streptopelia decaocto No.
The term "blackbird", when used in reference to agricultural pests, refers to red-winged blackbirds of various sub-specific designations (Agelaius phoenicius Linnaeus; Passiformes: Icteridae) and boat-tailed grackles (Quiscalus major Vieillot; Passiformes: Icteridae) as well as other blackbird and grackle species.
He also examined the catfish, bass, and pike, and the blue jay, grackle, hummingbird, bobwhite, mockingbird, great blue heron, purple martin, and the since-extinct passenger pigeon.
grackle, he echoes and answers, either by chance or by choice, features
Other titles that are most likely to be greenlit this year include an English language remake of Spanish horror film "The Orphanage" with Guillermo Del Toro producing; "Going the Distance," an R rated romantic comedy; Matthew McConaughey's comedy "The Grackle," with David O.
Looking like a strung-out Weird Al Yankovich, this mesmerizing performer had large homeless-guy-on-the-bus glasses, a strange two-tone mustache and a voice similar to an elderly grackle, yet was always shown playing to massive stadiums.
The Sahara actor had bandages over his left eye following an accident while preparing for his role as a heavy for hire in comedy The Grackle.
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus), in The birds of North America, No.